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A Farewell To Kings vs Hemispheres


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  1. 1. Which one is the best album?



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Still my fav Rush album.

 

Just my occasional reminder for all of you that would be shattered if it dropped, lol

 

Mick

Wouldn't shatter me if AFTK moved ahead of it to be honest. Great album and nothing not to love on it in my view. Oh well... :)
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Still my fav Rush album.

 

Just my occasional reminder for all of you that would be shattered if it dropped, lol

 

Mick

Wouldn't shatter me if AFTK moved ahead of it to be honest. Great album and nothing not to love on it in my view. Oh well... :)

Indeed. Only test for echo belongs in the back of the catalog and maybe Snakes IMO. All the rest of their work is all top notch to me and I never tire of listening to any of it, so I never think of rating any of it. Test and Snakes, I could have lived without.

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Still my fav Rush album.

 

Just my occasional reminder for all of you that would be shattered if it dropped, lol

 

Mick

Wouldn't shatter me if AFTK moved ahead of it to be honest. Great album and nothing not to love on it in my view. Oh well... :)

Indeed. Only test for echo belongs in the back of the catalog and maybe Snakes IMO. All the rest of their work is all top notch to me and I never tire of listening to any of it, so I never think of rating any of it. Test and Snakes, I could have lived without.

You are much more kind to their catalog in its entirety than I could ever be. For me once you get past HYF its all a blur and a bit hit or miss for me. Presto 6/11, RTB mostly :scared: , CP not so good, Test For Echo I enjoy the title track but nothing else blows up my skirt. Vapor Trails has some good songs on it but the production is awful. Snakes :scared: . I enjoy about 2/3 of CA. The good 2/3. Thats how I see it. I admit however that I am old school Rush all the way and a 70's guy through and through. The early synth era I am ok with too and enjoy much of it... :codger: Edited by Narps
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Still my fav Rush album.

 

Just my occasional reminder for all of you that would be shattered if it dropped, lol

 

Mick

Wouldn't shatter me if AFTK moved ahead of it to be honest. Great album and nothing not to love on it in my view. Oh well... :)

 

I feel the same. I can say that I prefer Hemispheres, but Kings is absolutely classic, all the way.

 

It almost like Archie Manning watching Peyton and Eli play against each other in the Super Bowl or something. Regardless of who wins, you're happy for them. :)

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Still my fav Rush album.

 

Just my occasional reminder for all of you that would be shattered if it dropped, lol

 

Mick

Wouldn't shatter me if AFTK moved ahead of it to be honest. Great album and nothing not to love on it in my view. Oh well... :)

Indeed. Only test for echo belongs in the back of the catalog and maybe Snakes IMO. All the rest of their work is all top notch to me and I never tire of listening to any of it, so I never think of rating any of it. Test and Snakes, I could have lived without.

You are much more kind to their catalog in its entirety than I could ever be. For me once you get past HYF its all a blur and a bit hit or miss for me. Presto 6/11, RTB mostly :scared: , CP not so good, Test For Echo I enjoy the title track but nothing else blows up my skirt. Vapor Trails has some good songs on it but the production is awful. Snakes :scared: . I enjoy about 2/3 of CA. The good 2/3. Thats how I see it. I admit however that I am old school Rush all the way and a 70's guy through and through. The early synth era I am ok with too and enjoy much of it... :codger:

 

Some of it lost me after Presto for a long while. I kept going to see them live and it grew on me, but never Test or Snakes. I, too am more HYF to Rush backwards type of fan due to my age.

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To me Hemispheres is a perfect album. Xanadu might just be my favourite Rush song but I don't personally feel that AFTK makes for the same roller coaster of a listen that Hemispheres does.
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Both are utterly superb albums and rank among my favorites from Rush, although Hemispheres wins it---my favoirte all-time Rush album, and an absolute masterpiece and brilliant showcase for all three members.

 

A Farewell To Kings is fantastic too, however. I rank both up there with the likes of Genesis' Trick of the Tail/Wind & Wuthering and Yes's 'Going for the One.'

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of course they're both great, but you can't beat a farewell to kings, xanadu, and cygnus x-1.
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This is another one comparison between two c.ds, and albums, which shouldn't have the deciding need to be. On "A Farewell to Kings", there has always been "Cygnus X-1: Book One - the Voyage", and on "Hemispheres", there has always been "Cygnus X-1: Book Two - Hemispheres". Edited by Derek19
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